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Welcome to Volume 1 of the January 2007 bulletin from Dance Umbrella of Ontario's E-List Service.
IN THIS E-LETTER:
Announcements
Classes/Workshops
Call for Volunteers
Calls to Artists
Space
Auditions
Jobs
Upcoming Grant Deadlines
Newsletter Achives
If you would like to post an e-listing through our service, please email us your listing to elist@danceumbrella.net.Our E-list will be sent out on the 1st, and the 15th, of each month (or if the date falls on a holiday or weekend, the list will be sent the next business day). Deadline for submissions will be no later than 3 business days prior to the circulation date. The Dance Umbrella reserves the right to determine whether or not a listing is appropriate for dissemination through our e-list. We DO NOT post performance or special event notices.
Announcements
CADA Ontario Board Elections Successful!
On January 1st the polls closed on CADA ON’s first election of their Board of Directors using the newly launched CADA Online Interactive Community.
Five new directors have been elected and the Alliance congratulates Nova Bhattacharya, Jennifer Dick, Sasha Ivanochko, Lucy Rupert and Ann-Marie Williams, each respected and valuable members of the professional dance community. They will join Lara Bernstein, Piotr Biernat, Arwyn Carpenter, Christine Heath, Kate Holden and Chair, Louis Laberge-Côté.
The new, complete Board will begin the year with a social gathering to get acquainted and then with a meeting and the election of a new Executive Committee.
In addition, the Board will be piloting a new governance structure, placing each Director in change of a Sub-Committee. These committees will reflect current and anticipated activity for the year including the Training Subsidy Program, Professional Standards for Dance, Company Outreach, Insurance, Professional Discounts, Organizational Policy & Governance and Advocacy.
Recruiting has already begun and these committees will be made up of volunteers from the professional community and from the CADA Ontario membership at large.
This change in the governance structure is being implemented to help CADA Ontario increase its engagement with the community, train and mentor new volunteers, and ensure that its activities continue to reflect the needs of the membership.
Once again, congratulations to the new Directors!
Please contact the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists for more information at 416-657-2276 or cada.info@sympatico.ca.
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Classes/Workshops
Series 8:08 presents Marc Boivin!
I hope you can join us for this excellent workshop!
If you register and send a cheque before January 5th, you will get a $10 discount. Act now, before the holidays make you crazy!
Marc Boivin: The Dancer's Creative Process
February 17-18, 2007
10am to 5:15pm (12-1:15pm lunch)
Location:
Dovehouse Dance Ballroom
805 Dovercourt Rd,
Toronto
Fee:
$90 - or $80 if paid by January 5th
$15 for morning technique class only (10am-noon)
Workshop open to professional dancers and dance students in their final 2 years of a professional dance training program only.
In the morning, Marc Boivin offers a comprehensive contemporary dance class composed from the pedagogical material of the Limon
technique and some principles of ballet.
Using the traditional progression of a centre class, the dancer is challenged to develop equilibrium between strength and the free released weight of momentum; the clarity of impulse within, and the outward relationship to space through form and focus. In the process, technique is defined as the appropriation of tools in order to physically articulate the artistic contribution of the dancer through his/her choices.
Through the technical work participants focus on understanding and articulating the mechanics of movement within their own physical systems, as well, in relation to the science of this chosen traditional and contemporary work. The work has many purposes among which are:
- The safety and health of the body as it is developed beyond its daily use to a higher level of efficiency and expressivity
- The understanding of a personal physical system inherent to our dancing, something to be first accepted, then challenged and developed
- The appropriation of a mode of expression in all its parameters
- An expanded range of possibilities and a higher sensitivity through a heightened vitality within the body.
Creative Process (afternoon session):
How are the body and the mind of the dancer prepared for the creative process and set on stage?
How best can perspective and sensitivity be translated into a kinaesthetic experience?
What are the performance tools of the interpreter/improviser?
Through a series of exercises sourced both from improvisational and choreographic contexts, the dancer is called upon to investigate her/his performing choices and the possibilities that present themselves. As these options are investigated the artistic contribution of the performer in the creative process is examined.
Form comes as a play of chosen dramatic and dynamic tensions identified through the body and the body at play in space. From the simplicity of the butterfly effect, a holistic perspective, to the complexities of emotions and sentiments, a deep personal synthesis, we will look for the dynamic expression
of these occurences in their abstract, clear, sensitive forms.
"Boivin, in particular, enlivened the space...In his long poses that are part of the choreography, he's never static, but waiting, listening...for him, the abstract is a dynamic place that speaks about and doesn't ignore human essence." - Kaija Pepper, Dance International
Marc Boivin began his dance career at Le Groupe de la Place Royale in Ottawa under the directorship of Peter Boneham (now Le Group Dance Lab).
In 1985 he joined Ginette Laurin and her newly-formed company O Vertigo Danse, touring extensively in festivals across Canada, the United States and Europe. Since 1991 he has worked as an independent dancer, performing in the company creations and/or the commissioned works of many choreographers, notably Louise Bedard, Sylvain Emard, Jean-Pierre Perreault, Catherine Tardif and Tedd Senmon Robinson. A teacher of technique and interpretation, he has been affiliated with LADMMI, a professional training program in Montreal since 1987 and regularly guest teaches in schools and companies across Canada. An avid improviser, Boivin has been researching and performing this form since 1992 more specifically with Andrew Harwood, Peter Bingham and Helen Walkley. He is the 1999 recipient of the Jacqueline Lemieux prize, awarded each year by the Canada Arts Council. More recent projects have included performances with Louise Lecavalier in her newest commission, Cobalt Rouge by Tedd Robinson, partnership with Karen Kain for the short feature film Elegie, and assistant to choreographer Sylvain Emard for Robert Lepage's staging of Lorin Maazel's opera 1984 at Covent Garden
ROH. High points of 2006 and 2007 include a participation in the performance dedicated to the work of James Kudelka by Montreal company of Coleman/Lemieux and the creation of the next improvisational event for Andrew Harwood's AH HA Productions expected in January 2007.
Kate Franklin
Program Co-ordinator
Alternative Technique Class Program
Series 8:08
Canadian Dance in the Making
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Series 8:08
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#201
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M5V 1T2
Madeleine Halle Returns to the AHC
Madeleine Halle, performance psychologist with the Cirque de Soleil, has presented lectures at the Artists’ Health Centre for the past two years.
The response to her lectures have been so enthusiastic that we are once again bringing her back to the AHC on Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 as part of our series of seminars on artists' health issues.
Madeleine's workshops focus on the psychological aspects of performance preparation through the use of techniques such as visualization, emotional control and concentration.
Participants will take part in exercises and detailed discussion of many different aspects of these techniques and tools.
The workshop will run from 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at The Al and Malka Green Artists' Health Centre.
Pre-registration for the day is required, as space is limited.
Registration: 9:30 a.m.
Workshop: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Date: Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Workshop Fees:
$40 / Students and Seniors: $30
Location:
The Al Malka Green Artists' Health Centre,
3rd Floor West Wing,
Toronto Western Hospital,
399 Bathurst Street (at Dundas)
A light lunch will be provided.
For more information about the seminar or to register, please
contact the AHCF at info@ahcf.ca <mailto:info%40ahcf.ca <mailto:info%40ahcf.ca> > or 416-351-0239.
Artists' Health Centre Foundation
www.ahcf.ca <http://www.ahcf.ca>
Introduction to Mindful Moving and Sounding.
Sunday Jan 21, 1 to 5:00 pm., $30.00
Follow-up session (optional) Thursday Feb 1, 7 to 9:45 pm., $15.00
For further information and to register, contact the instructor Paul Persofsky at 416-533-4315. (Paul is a meditation instructor and actor.)
Free demonstration/discussion Monday Jan 15, 8:15 pm, Shambhala Meditation Centre, 670 Bloor St. W., 3rd floor, at Manning Ave. (www.shambhalatoronto.org <http://www.shambhalatoronto.org> )
About the workshop: Participants explore their own process of moving and sounding using the principles of sitting mindfulness meditation. Emphasis is placed on being present to thought, feeling, sensation and space and on allowing the body to move freely (or be still) in silence or with sound, beyond the thinking mind's control... This way of practising helps you relate to hesitation, explore habitual tendencies, develop patience and discover new possibilities of expression. It is awareness training, not a dance class.
Experienced dancers will find this work useful for developing choreography and power in performance. It fosters the ability to be more alive in transitions; more open to not knowing what comes next.
Introductory Expressive Arts Workshop
Knowing Through the Arts Workshop Series at ISIS-Canada
Saturday Feb 24th 2007
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Participants will explore an embodied experience of life transferring
between dance, painting, music and poetry. Discover how playful
engagement through the arts can enliven one's connection to the world
and those around you.
Fee: $ 65
Facilitated by:
Kathleen Rea has a Master's degree in Expressive Arts from EGS <http://www.egsuniversity.ch/> and ISIS-Canada <http://www.isis-canada.org/html/> . She is as well OACCPP <http://www.oaccpp.ca/> certified in the areas of Psychotherapy and Counselling. She has a private practice and works as an arts-therapist and teacher at various agencies and schools in the Toronto area. Kathleen's career as a choreographer and as a dancer <http://www.reasondetre.com/> (formerly with National Ballet Company of Canada, Ballet Jorgen Canada and Tiroler Landestheatre) inspires her use of the body and movement in her work as a therapist.
Location:
ISIS-Canada Studio
66 Gerrard St. East, 3rd floor
(North West corner of Gerrard St. & Church St.)
To register contact:
Kathleen Rea 416 - 545 -1515
dance@kathleenrea.com
produced by ISIS-Canada <http://www.isis-canada.org/html> and Kathleen Rea <www.flowintolife.com>
International
Performing Arts Laboratory
March 30 - April 04 2007
Riga, Latvia
PROGRAMME
intensive practical training
lectures
discussion club
PARTICIPANTS
script writers
playwrights
directors
actors
dancers
choreographers
teachers
REGISTRATION
A limited number of places is available on a competitive basis. Please send your detailed CV and a brief letter of motivation to info@iugte.com
The registration will be finished as the group is full
PARTICIPATION FEE
580 EUR by transferring the fee before 1st Feb. 2007 650 EUR by transferring the fee after 1st Feb. 2007
IUGTE will provide participants with accommodation and three meals per day during the Laboratory
Workshop.
by Sherry Duggal, B.Sc, N.D.
Dancer, Writer, Actress, Healer and Facilitator.
Workshop based on the book “The Artist’s Way”, by Julia Cameron.
This workshop will be over a thirteen week span and will help artists and non artists from all walks of life tap into their creativity. This workshop will help you recover your creativity from a variety of blocks. Discussions will work towards helping you express yourself in the fullest way possible. With practical exercises and in depth discussions, we will work towards change so that you can leave the workshop with tools that will help you achieve an optimal balance towards mind, body and spirit.
This workshop is for anyone who wants to have fun while working exploring different aspects of themselves!
Week1. Introduction and basic principles
Week2. Recovering a sense of safety.
Week3. Recovering a sense of identity
Week4. Recovering a sense of power.
Week5. Recovering a sense of integrity.
Week6. Recovering a sense of possibility.
Week7. Recovering a sense of abundance.
Week8. Recovering a sense of connection
Week9. Recovering a sense of strength.
Week10. Recovering a sense of compassion.
Week11. Recovering a sense of self protection.
Week12. Recovering a sense of autonomy.
Week13. Recovering a sense of faith.
Please bring journal and pencil to first session.
Venue: Empress and Yonge, close to Yonge and Finch.
Date: Every Sunday, starting Sunday February 4th.
Time: Introduction for about an hour, the rest of the sessions will be about 2-2.5 hours
long
2:30- 4:30/ 5:00
Cost: $400, including a copy of the book.
Course limited to 15 participants. Sign up today!
Pre-registration required.
For more information, please call: (416) 347-5842
Contemplative Dance Workshop
With Denise Fujiwara
Sunday January 28, Sunday February 4 & Sunday February 11
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
509 Parliament Street,
Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre, Studio C
Cost: $45 or $20/class
SPACE IS LIMITED!
A workshop in deep, simple, creative dance. Good training for your body and mind. Using Japanese Butoh and creative post-modern dance principles we’ll work towards becoming more present and therefore more creative while expanding movement vocabulary and conditioning the body for strength and agility. The work can be done at many levels and challenges both the beginner and professional dancer. If you can walk, you can do this dance work.
For more information and to register please call:
416-593-4710
or e-mail classes@fujiwaradance.com
www.fujiwaradance.com <http://www.fujiwaradance.com/>
Ballet Espressivo - 2007 Classes
Adult Ballet for the Absolute Beginner
“A FANTASTIC WORKOUT!”
Tired of backaches, sore shoulders, general stiffness!
Put that spring back into your step!
BENEFITS:
Injury-Preventative - Improves Alignment, Balance, Posture, Flexibility, Co-ordination, & Circulation
Tones & Elongates every part of the body -Develops Core Strength -Engages the Body & Mind at the same time - Increases Concentration
No previous dance experience is needed!
Classes:
Saturday afternoons from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Monday evenings from 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Beginners for The More Experienced Beginner:
Wednesday mornings: 10 - 11:30 p.m. Friday evenings: 6 -7:30 p.m.
Advanced Ballet:
Thursday evenings: 7:30 – 9 p.m.
*** NEW
Ballet for the New MOM
Get back into shape. Get those abs working again. Improves strength, flexibility, endurance and co-ordination. Lowers stress.
Preparation for those “terrible two’s!”
Steal an hour or two for yourself and have fun!
Wednesday mornings 10 -11:30 a.m.
Other Classes:
Body Wisdom: Lengthen Strengthen & Grow!
A mat workout for the out-of-shape, overworked and under-exercised adult. Stretching, conditioning and understanding the body.
BENEFITS:
Injury-Preventative - Improves Alignment, Balance, Posture, Flexibility, Co-ordination, & Circulation -
Tones & Elongates every part of the body -Develops Core Strength
Friday evenings: 5 - 6 p.m.
Individual Coaching/Personal Training
Individual instruction for those who prefer exclusive and private sessions or have no time to fit a class into their busy schedules. Trouble-shooting for the professional dancer who wants to target their individual needs, stand-out at auditions and develop their uniqueness and artistry.
Donna Greenberg, teacher, choreographer, and artistic director of Ballet Espressivo has been teaching for over twenty-five years. Benefit from her vast knowledge of techniques and artistic flair.
Private classes are arranged on an individual basis at a mutually agreeable time.
All students must pre-register to ensure their place in the class. Classes are very popular and are kept small, so individual attention is possible. Please register by email info@balletespressivo.com <mailto:info@balletespressivo.com> or phone 647.294.0784.
Singing for Dancers & Actors
Preparing for an audition. No vocal training. Feeling awkward and scared?
Get that song up to scratch! Sing with confidence and capture their hearts.
Donna Greenberg - Singer, teacher, choreographer, former dancer, and artistic director of Ballet Espressivo has been teaching for over twenty-five years. Benefit from her knowledge and artistic flair. She can help you sell that song!
647.294.0784 or email donnagreenberg@balletespressivo.com
Toronto Lindy Hop is very pleased to launch the website for the
2007 Homegrown Cabaret Workshops!
This is going to be a fantastic community event.
Check it out at http://www.torontolindyhop.com/homegrown
Workshops!
Featuring local instructors. A variety of innovative classes and a community pizza lunch! All levels welcome!
All of the details now posted at: http://www.torontolindyhop.com/homegrown
Spread the word!
Mandi Gould
Vice President
Toronto Lindy Hop
http://www.torontolindyhop.com
SAUCEY CLOSED POSITION BLUES WORKSHOP
with Peter Komady and Robyn Deschamps
JANUARY 27th
DOVERCOURT HOUSE
805 Dovercourt Rd.,
3rd Floor
1pm - 4pm
$30 drop-in for two progressive classes.
Ok. We didn't want to use the term, but come on out and work on your micro-blues, body isolations, and closed position moves. Robyn will even get you doing some basic belly dancing moves. And after dinner come on out to the *Double Decker Swing Dance Party* http://odd-socks.org/swing_schedule.htm and bust out some of your new moves!
Dance-teq Update
www.danceteq.com
January 15-20 2007
BALLET
Class Canceled: Saturday, January 20 – Cindy Macedo's int/ele class – no studio
MODERN
Class Canceled: Saturday, January 20 – Johanna Bergfeldt's elementary class – no studio
JAZZ
Class Canceled: Saturday, January 20 – Vicky St Denis' ele/int class – no studio
Sincerely,
Malgorzata Nowacka
Dance-teq E-mail Updates
Faculty Forum Series
Jan 18, 2007
10:30am-12:15pm
York's Dance Department hosts an informal session, featuring dance-related talks and experiences, as well as a performance.
York dance Professor Karen Bowes-Sewell will discuss imagery and conditioning in dance training.
York dance Professor Donna Krasnow will examine the dance science related to imagery and conditioning.
Jen Bolt, a part-time faculty member with the Dance Department, joins choreographer Lucy Rupert in a performance.
York dance Professor Penelope Reed Doob presents aspects of her research.
York dance Professor Danielle Robinson will discuss her research about samba-de-roda, one of the samba styles indigenous to Afro-Brazilian culture.
(See the Aug. 11, 2006 issue of YFile http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=6868 for more info about Robinson's research.)
This session is free and open to the public.
Location:
McLean Foundation Studio, 244
Accolade East Bldg.
York University,
4700 Keele St.
Kaiyotes Dance Inc
www.kaiyotesdance.com
Orientation Day January 20th, 2007
Come to our orientation day January 20th to know us better and see what we do!
Free hiphop class
Q&A session
Januaray 20th 2007 (SAT)
Time: 8pm to 9:15 pm
Location: 415 Hood Rd., Unit 12 (our studio) - Major intersection: Denison and Warden
Dress Code: sporty casual, running shoes recommended and no jeans
PLEASE BOOK AHEAD OF TIME TO GUARANTEE A SPOT
for more info, please visit: www.kaiyotesdance.com
Contact: cheyanne@kaiyotesdance.com
Class information:
Beta Kai
The Beta program is great for beginner dancers that wish to learn the basics of dance form and structure.
Understanding the techniques and methods of dance forms will increase a dancer’s ability to apply them to everyday lifestyle.
Students will be challenged to learn and perform a variety of dance styles, with an emphasis on Hip-hop.
Through out the program, students will gradually develop their skills and will be guided by professional instructors.
Start Dancing, enroll today!
Level: 1-2
Prerequisite: none
Time: Sunday 3pm-5pm
Location: 415 Hood Rd, Unit 12, Markham L3R 3W2
Price: $120 + 6% GST = $127.20/month
First day of classes:
Feb 4th, 2007
May 13th, 2007
August 5th, 2007
November 4th, 2007
* Students are to register and make payments before 1st day of class. We do not accept students on the day of.
Popping and Locking I
A unique course supporting the underground styles of popping and locking, students will tackle highly complex muscle isolations and control.
Popping and locking techniques can be applied to hip-hop.
It is recommended that students should take this course as an extra, above the performance programs.
Popping and Locking is highly technical and recommended for those who wish develop a strong sense of coordination and power.
Popping and Locking is danced with funk music, get your groove on, Join Today!
Level 1-2
Prerequisite: none
Time: Sunday 5pm-8pm
Location: 415 Hood Rd, Unit 12, Markham L3R 3W2
Price: $75 + 6% GST = $79.50/month
First day of classes:
Feb 4th, 2007
August 5th, 2007
* Students are to register and make payments before 1st day of class. We do not accept students on the day of.
New Classes!
ICTP
The Intensive Core Training Program (ICTP) is a pure technique program where potential dancers are introduced to various concepts within the martial arts and dance field.
The program emphasizes on the a variety of ballet techniques, ballroom dance movements, and basic karate forms which are used to strengthen each individual’s core muscles as well as their mindsets.
Level 0
Prerequisite: none
Time: Saturday 4pm-6pm
Location: 415 Hood Rd, Unit 12, Markham L3R 3W2
Price: $ 82 + 6% GST= $86.92/month
New Student Acceptance: students are accepted every two months
* Students are to register before 1st day of class. We do not accept students on the day of.
Adult Hip Hop
The Adult Hip-Hop Class is designed for those with little or no hip-hop dance background from ages 26 and above.
It will provide students with the opportunity to exercise and equip themselves with basic dance moves to use on command at parties and clubs.
Studies have shown that dancing has helped increase a person’s lung capacity, resulting in a longer and healthier lifestyle.
Enroll to Adult Hip-Hop Class today!
Level 0
Prerequisite: none
Time: Saturday 2:30pm-4pm
Location: 415 Hood Rd, Unit 12, Markham L3R 3W2
Price: $72 + 6% GST = $76.32/month
New Student Acceptance: students are accepted every two months
* Students are to register and make payments before 1st day of class. We do not accept students on the day of.
Class Discounts
The studio has offered a one-time payment discount for those who wish to pay their class fees in advance:
One time payment discount:
3 months payment – 5% off
6 months payment – 10% off
Please beware that all payments that are made in advance are non-refundable.
Congratulations to new teachers: Ines, Kiko, Lester
A warm welcome to these new teachers!
Please check online www.kaiyotesdance.com for more information about them.
Best Regards,
Pauline
Kaiyotes Dance Inc.
Dancemakers Company Class Teacher Schedule
January 29 to April 27, 2007
http://www.dancemakers.org/dancemakers2006ClassSchedule.pdf
Time: 10:00 am
Unless otherwise noted, all classes are 90 minutes long.
The studio will be open 45 minutes before class for warm-up.
No Pre-registration Required
Drop-in Cost: $10
Where:
Dancemakers Centre for Creation,
The Distillery,
55 Mill Street,
The Cannery, Building 58,
Studio 313
To inquire about exchanging volunteer hours for dance classes, contact Anahita at 416-367-1800 ext. 24 .
A week of Master Classes with Peggy Baker Michael Trent - Jan 29 to Feb 2 - SIGN UP NOW!!
We are offering a week of master classes by Dancemakers' former Artistic Director Peggy Baker and Michael Trent, Artistic Director, from January 29 to February 2.
Please visit our website http://www.dancemakers.org for further details.
Cost: $10 per Session
When: January 29 - February 2
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Dancemakers Centre for Creation,
The Distillery,
55 Mill Street,
The Cannery, Building 58,
Studio 313
For registration please call Anahita at 416-367-1800, ext. 24 or e-mail anahita@dancemakers.org
Dancemakers' Winter Choreographic Lab with Yvonne Ng Tony Chong
Dancemakers is pleased to welcome Toronto choreographer Yvonne Ng to its Winter Choreographic Lab.
In collaboration with Ottawa's Le Groupe Dance Lab, Dancemakers offers this exciting professional development opportunity to local dance artists who wish to spend a monitored and concentrated time dedicated to the creative process without the need for producing finished work.
Ng will have access to our exceptional company dancers for three weeks of uninterrupted playtime.
Two informal showings on February 9 and 16 at 7pm will allow her to gain invaluable feedback from audiences eager to participate in and gain a deeper understanding of the creative process.
The Dancemakers Lab has been lead for many years by Le Groupe's Artistic Director Peter Boneham, a recent Governor General's Award recipient for his lifetime contribution to the art form.
Due to the need for a more prolonged recovery period following a recent and successful operation, Boneham is unable to join us this year.
We wish him a speedy return to his energetic self!
In his stead, Le Groupe's Co-Artistic Director, Tony Chong, will act as Ng's outside eye.
We are thrilled to welcome Tony to Dancemakers and look forward to deepening our relationship to Le Groupe.
Chong will be offering morning classes for the professional community for two weeks only from February 5-16, 2007.
Anahita Azrahimi
Marketing Development Coordinator
Dancemakers and the Centre for Creation
55 Mill Street,
Building 74,
Studio 306
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 3C4
Tel: 416-367-1800 ext. 24
Fax: 416-367-1870
www.dancemakers.org
anahita@dancemakers.org
Street Dance Academy
Tre Armstrong Master Classes - Jan 28
The fabulously talented Tre Armstrong is coming to SDA!
Tre Armstrong was recently a Celebrity Choreographer/Judge and Dance Co-Ordinator for Much Music's revival of Electric Circus December 2006.
Tre also Co-Choreographer for "A Raisin in the Sun" -- ABC TV Movie of the Week, TBA in early 2007 (3 hour special presentation) starring Sanaa Lathan, Audra Macdonald, Phylicia Rashad and Sean "Diddy" Combs.
And she's "Michelle" (one of three Lead Characters) in Feature Film "How She Move", trailers out in theatres now, movie in theatres March 2007
1-2pm ~ Beginner Hip Hop ~ $12
2-3pm ~ Freestyle ~ $12
3-4:30pm ~ Advanced Hip Hop ~ $12
Take more than one class and save!
2 classes for $20 or 3 classes $30
Please note: Punch cards are not valid for master classes.
Street Dance Academy
160 Spadina Ave.,
2nd Floor
(NW corner of Queen Spadina)
416-840-4934
Sufi Girl Presents: Winter 2007
Feel the Heat and Dance with Sufi Girl
Sunday January 21 to March 25: Guinean Dance Open Level
Rhythm+dance=Joy! Your energy will be renewed sending you to work on Monday morning wearing a Friday afternoon smile!
6pm to 7:30pm*(NEW - this class is now 30 minutes longer!) / Cost $185
Tuesday Jan 23 to March 27: Guinean Dance Technique
This class provides alternative approaches for learning this dance form by recognizing and exploring the differences in our cultural movement habits.
6pm to 8pm/ Cost $240
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND...
ABOUBACAR MANE ON SUNDAY APRIL 1st! This Special Dance Workshop led by Montreal's notrious dancer from the Ivory Coast is included in your registration for either dance session.
REGISTER:613-276-SUFI (7834) / gosufigirl@hotmail.com
Visit: www.sufigirl.com
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Call for Volunteers
Calls to Volunteers
Volunteer and Get a Free Ticket!
Enjoy an evening of culture, music, and dance…we need volunteers to help with our Festival mailing on January 22nd from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
All volunteers will receive a free ticket to the Festival (running from February 22nd to 24th at the Premiere Dance Theatre)
Please call Sophie at (416) 593-8455 or email info@canasiandancefestival.com
Many thanks!
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Calls to Artists
CALL FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS
The W.I.P. (works in progress) Series in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is looking for professional and emerging choreographers to present original and innovative works in progress in Saskatoon.
Jackie Latendresse is the Series Coordinator.
Informal showings will take place twice a year and the season culminates in a Gala event of finished works. The first showing of work will take place in May 2007 and the second will be in September 2007. We anticipate the Gala event to be held in November 2007.
Priority will be given to Saskatchewan based artists however; national applications are encouraged.
Please send:
1. A brief description of the proposed W.I.P. (work in progress) Max. 1 page
2. A current dance resume. (include phone #, email and mailing address)
3. A short statement detailing the type of audience feedback that would most help you to continue to develop your work. Max. 1 page
4. Using the guidelines from the Canadian Artists Code describe your status as professional or emerging. Guidelines are available at www.freeflowdance.com under the W.I.P. logo.
Applications are being accepted immediately and are accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Up to five Choreographers will be accepted for each performance.
There will be two in studio performances.
Please specify which showing you would prefer to present your work at.
W.I.P.'s should be an exploration using contemporary/modern or experimental style.
Choreographers will receive no less than five and no greater than twelve minutes to present their work. They will be expected to speak about their work prior to or immediately after the presentation of it for up to a maximum of ten minutes. Written audience feedback will be collected and distributed to the choreographers.
An honorarium will be available for professional choreographers.
Billets will be provided for all out of town parties upon request.
The W.I.P. Series uses the definition of a professional artist outlined in the Canadian Artists Code and used by the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists.
All artists presented will be considered for participation in the final Gala of finished works in the autumn.
Please send your applications to:
W.I.P. Series
Attention J. Latendresse
2B 305 26th St E.
Saskatoon SK
S7K 0L9
freeflowdance@hotmail.com
306-665-5998
EROS, THANATOS THE AVANT-GARDE ~ THE CABARET SERIES
To be held on Wednesday February 20th at 8pm
The Rivoli, back room, (Queen and Spadina)
DANCE / FILM / PERFORMANCE / THEATRE
On Wednesday February 20th, I am proud to present the 8th installment of the highly successful Cabaret Series Eros, Thanatos the Avant-Garde at the Rivoli on Queen St. West.
The Eros Cabaret accepts work created in the disciplines of dance, film, music, theatre, spoken word and performance.
All work must be designed specifically for a small, intimate nightclub setting.
Artists are given an honorarium to perform.
The amount of the the honorarium is based on the number of tickets sold.
The mandate for the Eros cabaret is to create a warm, intimate performance environment for audience and performers alike.
The Cabaret offers a diversity of performance styles and mediums, all connected by the epic themes of sex, love, death, passion and the avant-garde.
In working with these ideas, I encourage performers to create works that are a brave departure from their normal performance stylistic.
Community building and audience development are also very important to the success of Eros.
For the audience, I endevour to present a rich variety of performance and film works with unexpected, eclectic elements.
While I fully expect that not all works will appeal to every audience member, I do expect that the audience will be interested, entertained and enthralled throughout.
For Submissions:
Please email a bio, brief CV and statement of intention to:
Sion Irwin-Childs @: PedestrianThrashDC@hotmail.com
Please include: running time, technical requirements, number of performers, etc.
Yours truly,
Sion Irwin-Childs
M.A Dance 2001 (York University)
Thrill the World is gaining momentum!
Our community, team, is coming together to lit-er-ally
THRILL . the . World!!!
(If you want to forward this to other people you know, and you're sending it after Tuesday, please delete points numbered: 2, 3 4. Thanks!)
If you don't know about Thrill the World yet, you will very soon...
THRILL THE WORLD
October 13, 2007
In over 100 cities
On 6 continents
With thousands upon thousands of people dancing Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
For the largest world wide simultaneous dance performance
And the world's largest music video (re-make)
Raising over 500 million dollars for the Possibility Foundation (PF) (more information about the Possibility Foundation will be available soon online)
Thrill the World is for anyone who has ever seen the classic music video and said, "I wish I could do that!"
At Thrill Toronto, we taught mostly non-dancers the 5-minute choreography in 2 hours!
Thrill Toronto: set the first-ever Guinness World Record for "Largest Thriller Dance" on Oct. 29, 2006!
And you can see us on the Guinness World Records Day page at: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gwrday/ca_toronto_thriller.aspx
Thrill the World will be realized only through community.
I come to you now, to ask if you, or if someone you know, would be able to support us in the following tasks:
1. to design a "Thrill the World" logo
2. if you have a quality digital video camera and are available on Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007 from approx. 10 am - 4pm, or if we can borrow your camera during that time.
3. We need a make-up artist for Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007 (approx. 9 or 10 am - 4pm)
4. We need 2 assistants on Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007: to make sure that the choreography is done right, that the movements and speaking look good, general on-set assistants
5. We need some people who can manage an online site/ blog/ live journal/ other internet posting space on behalf of Thrill the World.
We'll send you the updates and photos and stuff, you just have to keep it updated.
Myspace facebook are taken care of. Everything else is up for grabs. It'll be likely a once-a-week update. Won't take too long once the page has been set up.
6. Do you speak another language?
We'll need translations for the postings we put up on the online community sites as well as the Michael Jackson fan club sites.
If you are willing to do the translation and/or manage a fan club on community site that is in ANY OTHER LANGUAGE, please let me know.
Or, if you know someone who would be able to.
7. THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT: are YOU or someone else you know excited about participating in Thrill the World in your city?!!!?
If being part of a worldwide simultaneous dance and worldwide music video is even a little bit interesting to you, we'd love hear from you!
We're putting together a giant list of people who are interested to send with our business plan to Michael Jackson's publicist (btw: he knows we did Thrill Toronto) and to our pitch for a corporate partner for Thrill the World.
The www.thrilltheworld.com website will be up and running soon.
Until then you can find videos, photos, and info about Thrill the World and Thrill Toronto on my website: www.inessens.com .
Links for Thrill Toronto event youtube videos are on the website.
If you have any questions about any of these requests, feel free to contact me.
Thank you for being a part of a dream coming true...
Yours in dance joy,
Ines Markeljevic
Thrill the World Director
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Space
Studio 2844
Studio 2844 is now open for rehearsals and classes. This is a very large space with hardwood floors, beautiful windows and has been newly renovated. Located in the Junction, at Keele and Dundas, a couple of minutes from the subway. For more information, pictures and rates check out our website www.studio2844.com <http://www.studio2844.com/> or call Eric at the studio 416-913-6394, (M) 416-912-2251. For rehearsals the first hour is free for all new renters and you can just book the free hour.
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Auditions
AUDITIONS
Ballet Jorgen Canada
TORONTO: Ballet Jörgen Canada is holding auditions for Company members for the 2007 - 2008 season.
http://www.balletjorgen.ca
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Sign-in at 10:00 am
Class at 11:00 am
Ballet Jorgen Canada Studios
George Brown College, Casa Loma Campus
160 Kendal Ave.,
Room 126
Starting fees begin at $600 with professional experience.
Ballet Jörgen Canada is one of North America's fastest growing dance companies. We are offering 40 - 45 week contracts with extensive touring across North America.
Register by emailing your resume and audition city preference to artisticdirector@balletjorgen.ca or faxing to 416-415-2865.
Please provide a resume, head shot and dance photo at the audition.
No Audition fee.
For further information, and to book your place in the audition, please contact us by e-mail artisticdirector@balletjorgen.ca or by phone to 416-961-4725.
OPEN MALE AND FEMALE DANCER AUDITIONS
FOR THE TORONTO COMPANY OF
ED & DAVID MIRVISH BY ARRANGEMENT WITH JACOBSEN ENTERTAINMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH LIONSGATE AND & MAGIC HOUR PRODUCTIONS
PRESENT
Dirty Dancing
The classic story on stage
By Eleanor Bergstein
WHEN: WHERE:
Tuesday, January 16/07 O.I.P. Dance Studio
Women Only Open Dance Auditions 190 Richmond Street East, 2nd Floor
Sign-in at 9am, Auditions begin at 9:30am Toronto, Ontario
Wednesday, January 17/07 O.I.P. Dance Studio
Men Only Open Dance Auditions 190 Richmond Street East, 2nd Floor
Sign-in at 9am, Auditions begin at 9:30am Toronto, Ontario
SEEKING: Male and female trained dancers (late teens to mid 30’s). PARTNERING SKILLS ARE ESSENTIAL. Experience with Ballroom, Latin or contemporary dance desirable.
Sign-in no later than 9:30am. Come dressed ready to dance. Women please wear a skirt and shoes with a dance heel. NO BAGGY CLOTHES PLEASE. If you are not dressed in the correct dance attire, you will not be allowed to audition.
Bring a photo and resume stapled together (back to back) with all current contact information. Please bring sheet music from the era (1960’s), in case you are asked to sing.
Dancers of all ethnicities are strongly encouraged to attend this call.
To find out more about the show, please go to http://www.dirtydancingtoronto.ca
If you are unable to attend this call, please send a photo and resume to:
Stephanie Gorin Casting, 62 Ellerbeck Street, Lower Level, Toronto, ON M4K 2V1 Attn: Dirty Dancing
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EQUITY MEMBERS WILL BE SEEN FIRST AT ALL OPEN CALLS
National Ballet of Canada Auditions
www.national.ballet.ca
Who should audition?
Once a year The National Ballet of Canada holds a Company audition in Toronto.
It is intended for established dancers who have performing experience with a professional company.
Interested candidates must have strong classical ballet technique.
If you are a dancer with little or no professional experience, please click here for information on our RBC Apprentice Programme auditions.
http://www.national.ballet.ca/about.php?auditions/apprentice
Contract Dates?
The likely start date for a new Company member would be August 2007 and the length of the contract would be variable.
When is the next Company audition? And what should I expect?
The 2007/2008 Company audition takes place on Saturday February 10, 2007 at 10:00a.m., in front of a panel from The National Ballet of Canada.
The audition will include class, pointe work for ladies, pas de deux and repertoire.
Please note that dancers may be eliminated from the audition process at any time during the audition.
The audition is expected to end by 1:00pm on Saturday February 10th.
Successful applicants, and those dancers who were not eliminated, will be notified 4-6 weeks after the audition.
How to apply for an audition space?
Please send your resume, email address and photos (one head shot and one dance shot) no later than January 25, 2007 to:
Auditions
C/O Artistic Department
470 Queens Quay West
Toronto, Ontario,
CANADA
M5V 3K4
Please specify that you are applying for a spot at the Company auditions.
Do not send videos or DVDs.
Alternatively, you may submit your resume and photos via fax to 416-345-8323, Attn: Artistic Department or via email to auditions@... .
If you choose to submit your resume via fax or email, please bring your two photos to the audition.
You will receive communication from the National Ballet closer to the audition date that confirms your place at the audition.
If you have not heard from the National Ballet by January 31, 2007, please let us know by calling the Audition Hotline at 416-345-9686, ext 6075 and pressing "0" to leave a message for the auditions coordinator or email us at auditions@... .
Where are the auditions held?
The auditions take place at The Walter Carsen Centre for The National Ballet of Canada, 470 Queens Quay West in Toronto.
The facility is just west of the downtown core at Queens Quay and Spadina Avenue.
Is there a hotel close by?
There are several hotels in downtown Toronto that are all about 10 to 20 minutes away by taxi or public transportation.
Any travel website that lists a hotel as downtown will be fairly close.
Please do not contact us to recommend a hotel.
Is there parking at The Walter Carsen Centre?
There is no designated parking for The Walter Carsen Centre where the audition is held.
There are public parking lots within walking distance of the centre.
Also the Toronto Transit Commissions (TTC) streetcars operate regularly past the facility located in the Queens Quay/Spadina Avenue area of Toronto.
What if you can’t attend the scheduled Company audition?
One audition is held every year in Toronto for new Company members.
If you are a Principal Dancer or Soloist that cannot attend the audition, please mail/courier your resume, an accompanying DVD (region O) or video (NTSC Standard), a head shot, a dance photo and a note stating you are sending a video in lieu of attending the audition because you are unavailable to attend, to The National Ballet Artistic Assistant.
Applicants other than Principal or Soloist dancers must attend the audition to be considered.
For more Information about becoming a Company member please call the Audition Hotline 416-345-9686, ext 6075.
*Company audition information is subject to change.
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Jobs
Activity Instructor
Organization: CISS Inc.
Application Deadline: Friday June 15, 2007
Website: http://www.cisscanada.com
Term: Contract
Location: Various
Start Date: Jun 28, 2007
Job Description
Activity Instructors:
Dance/Aerobics
Arts Crafts
Do you want a summer that is both challenging and fulfilling working with youth from around the world? If so, we are looking for enthusiastic and hard working individuals to fill positions at a number of international summer camps throughout Ontario.
Candidates should be organized, creative, and team oriented. They must enjoy working with children and be eager become part of the unique cultural environment we offer at our camps.
Dates of employment: End of June to Mid August
Accommodation and meals included for all residential programmes.
Our various sites include: Lakefield Camp International (north of Peterborough); Erindale College Campus (Mississauga); St. Michael's Campus (Toronto); St. Hilda’s Campus (Toronto);
Trinity College Campus (Toronto); ESL Summer Homestay (Thornhill); Ridley College Campus (St. Catherines); Swallowdale Camp (Huntsville); and Panorama Adventure Camp, (British
Columbia).
Additional Information
Interested applicants please forward a resume and cover letter to:
recruit@cisscanada.com
or
CISS Inc.
439 University Avenue,
Suite 2110
Toronto, ON
M5G 1Y8
Fax: 416-646-5403
PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED
Organization Description
CISS is a full service language study and education provider based in Canada. For over 25 years we have been operating summer camps, junior residential and homestay ESL summer language programs and various adult programs. We offer English or French language study, as well as study in private and public high schools.
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Upcoming Grant Deadlines
Canada Council for the Arts -
Dance on Screen Production Fund (Pilot Program) - Feb 15, 2007
Grants to Dance Professionals - 15 March 2007
Production Project Grants in Dance - 15 March 2007
Travel Grants to Dance Professionals - Any time (at least 8 weeks before departure date)
Aboriginal Peoples Production Project Grants in Dance - Short-Term Production Grants - 15 March 2007
Audience and Market Development Travel Assistance – Anytime (at least 6 weeks prior to departure date)
www.canadacouncil.ca
Ontario Arts Council –
Travel Assistance - Ongoing, (Applications must be received by the OAC no less than four weeks prior to planned travel)
Aboriginal Arts Education Projects - February 15, 2007
Aboriginal Arts Projects - February 15, 2007
Arts Education Projects - March 1, 2007
Arts Service Organizations - March 1, 2007
Compass - March 15, 2007
Dance Organizations - March 15, 2007
Integrated Arts - March 15, 2007
Touring and Collaborations - March 15, 2007
Dance Initiatives - April 2, 2007
www.arts.on.ca
Toronto Arts Council
Annual Operating Grants for Dance Organizations - February 1, 2007
Multi-Year Operating Grants for Dance Organizations - February 1, 2007
Dance Projects - February 15, 2007 ( for projects commencing after June 1)
www.torontoartscouncil.org
Metcalf Foundation
www.metcalffoundation.com
Laidlaw Foundation -
After a period of reviewing and restructuring their Performing Arts Programme, the Laidlaw Foundation has now release their new arts funding program to the public.
Please go to the Laidlaw Foundation website for program information.
www.laidlawfdn.org
Canadian Heritage
Cultural Spaces Canada
Contact Canadian Heritage for more information
Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program
- Stabilization Projects - No deadline
- Networking Initiatives – No deadline
www.pch.gc.ca
City of Toronto
www.toronto.ca
Ontario Trillium Foundation
www.trilliumfoundation.org
Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
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